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County Roads
EAST CLIFF DRIVE SEWER REPLACEMENT PROJECT 24-HOUR ROAD CLOSURE ON PORTOLA DRIVE
Now through Monday, November 13, 2023, at 6:30 PM, Portola Drive will be completely closed from 17th to 19th Avenue. Portola Drive and 18th Avenue will be closed to through traffic during this road closure. There will be detours on the 17th, 20th, or 21st Avenues on East Cliff Drive. Residents will have pedestrian access at all times but are required to park their vehicles elsewhere.
Now through Friday, November 10, 2023, between 12th Avenue and 17th Avenue, periodic lane closures will occur at 8:30 AM and 4:30 PM. One lane will remain open at all times, allowing for traffic in both directions.
Now through Friday, November 10, 2023, between 13th Avenue and Prospect Street, periodic road closures will occur at 8:30 AM and 4:30 PM. A detour will be available on 12th Avenue to maintain access for residents and businesses.
Bus Stop Closures: Now through Friday, November 13, 2023, Portola Drive and 18th Avenue westbound and eastbound stops will be closed. Bus patrons should be prepared to use nearby stops when the bus stops near 18th Avenue are closed. All bus stops on East cliff and Portola Drive will remain open when possible.
PAVEMENT REPAIRS ON NORTH RODEO GULCH ROAD
North Rodeo Gulch, spanning from Hidden Valley Road to Soquel Drive, will undergo pavement repairs Monday - Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. until Thursday, November 9.
This pavement repair work will reduce traffic to a single lane with traffic control measures in place. The repair project, although a temporary inconvenience, is a crucial step towards maintaining the integrity of our roads.
For any questions regarding this project, please contact Alex Sandoval, Roads Superintendent via email or by phone at (831) 477-3919.
Caltrans
PRE-CONSTRUCTION WORK ON HIGHWAY 1 BETWEEN BAY/PORTER AND STATE PARK DRIVE BEGINS THIS WEEK
Pre-construction work begins this week on a project which will construct northbound and southbound auxiliary lanes and bus-on-shoulder facilities on Hwy. 1 between the Bay Avenue/Porter Street and State Park Drive interchanges. The project will also replace the existing Capitola Avenue local roadway overcrossing and construct a new bicycle and pedestrian overcrossing at Mar Vista Drive.
This project is Phase II of the three-phase Highway 1 project to build a 7.5-mile-long hybrid bus-on-shoulder/auxiliary lane facility on the highway. Phase I, from 41st Avenue to Soquel Avenue/Drive including a new bicycle pedestrian overcrossing at Chanticleer Avenue, is under construction and is expected to be completed in 2025.
The Highway 1 auxiliary lane/bus-on-shoulder projects are a part of the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission’s (RTC) Watsonville to Santa Cruz Multimodal Corridor Program (WSC-MCP). The WSC-MCP is composed of innovative projects on the three main north to south routes through Santa Cruz County – Highway 1, Soquel Avenue/Soquel Drive/Freedom Boulevard, and the Santa Cruz Branch Line – that address vital transportation needs of the community while developing a sustainable, multimodal transportation system in the county.
